Pic related DC-8

>>2026676 (OP)
This was the aircraft L. Ron Hubbard used as the model for Xenu's space ships.

>>2026676 (OP)
The DC-10 had its flaws, but it still looks futuristic even today.

>>2026676 (OP)
The OG, the DC-3

>>2026680
(Obviously not a jetliner, but still a classic.)

>>2026678
It's wild how L Ron Hubbard and the Dianetics people seemed like the most dangerous cult of insane stupids we could imagine back in the day, and now here we are, they've taken over everything

Such simple times

>>2026679
I'll never forgive the DC-10 for murdering the Concorde.

>>2026696
At some point it really seems like the DC-10 was cursed.

>>2026679
Those lights are neat.

>>2026696
It would be foolish to blame the Charles de Gaulle disaster for the entire demise of the Concorde, it was just one nail of many in the coffin of a project born from sheer pride and against better economic judgment in the first place.

>>2026722
>>2026679
It's in the background of the airport stage in KoF '99:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvgq3z2mrno

>we could have had this instead of the 747

>>2027198
>6 engines
Jesus I just bought stock in Exxon thinking about it

>>2026676 (OP)

>>2027198
>he doesn't like the hump

Long Plane is Long

>>2027516
I believe the only MD-80s in passenger service in the US are run by RED Air, the Dominican airline that runs shuttle service back and forth to Miami.
They had a minor crash a few years back, but I'd ride on one if I had the chance.

>>2026676 (OP)
Only the short variant.

>>2026676 (OP)
I think most early jetliners looked beautiful regardless of brand.

>>2027606
Even as a Douglas fan, I have to admit, nothing tops the VC-10

i am sexually attracted to the md10/md11 because its the last of the trijets

>>2027732
tail engine goes BRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPP

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>>2027735
i like them so much i did a fodwalk before it pushed back and left

>>2027732
The tipped wings are extra kino.

>>2027733
Actually the GE engines on the DC-10 sounded really sweet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXmY75t5VT4

>>2026679
The L1011 was prettier.

>>2028504
I agree

>>2028504
based

when did planes stop having shiny bellies and why

>>2026679
>DC-10
The real angels in LA;
https://youtu.be/yt2tIw3P7q0?si=svWnvLqw_0W40kjj&t=72

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>>2029448
Carbon composites and the difficulty of maintaining a polished belly

>>2026676 (OP)
Long plane is long

>>2026679
McDonnell ruined Douglas and fucked up boeing. God i hate the beancounting bitches in charge.

>>2027710
A challenger approaches.

>>2031423
having the jets in the sight line of passengers was probably an issue. no one would want those seats

>>2026696
>I'll never forgive the DC-10 for murdering the Concorde.
That was the Boeing 2707. Lazy B couldn't even build a plywood model, so they fucked up the entire SST market.

>>2028785
RIP

>>2026676 (OP)
too long

>>2034597
planelet

Convair made planes out of pure aesthetic.

>>2035696
Aft-fan engines were a neat touch

>>2027545
To be honest, that looks kinda short.

>>2026676 (OP)
Long plane is long

>>2027545
>My ancestor :)

>>2027710
Can that thing even refuel?

>>2037613
Why is there a mexican flag on the royal air force? Which royalty are we talking here, maximiliano de mexico?

>>2037614
I think its French flag.

>>2031535
>He's never ridden in the last row of an MD-83

>>2027198
>C-6
Ironically, the 747 started as a contestant for military airlift plane, which it lost to the C-5

>>2027236
>6 engines
An-224 got 6 engines because engineers weren't sure it'd withstand engines with the extra power required over the 124 ones.

>>2037661
>Ironically, the 747 started as a contestant for military airlift plane, which it lost to the C-5
Not really. Boeing CX-HLS proposal was very different plane, what it retained is cockpit above main deck and engines. 747 originated as cheaper less front line cargo aircraft for military and cargo airlines. Its kinda hard to find decent resolution pictures of damn thing. I guess we are all ants after the hack and crash.

>>2038954
Gotcha; was what I had read, though.
Anyway, Boeing's model:
https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=3315
Douglas had a 6 engined entry, btw
Pic rel, Lockheed's entry
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=CX-Heavy+Logistics+System+CX-HLS&iar=images

>>2038954
Boeing model, from here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjl6955/38137963412

The most beautiful airliner ever built.